30 May Town Hall meeting – final event before go-live!

The New Core team are holding a final Town Hall meeting ahead of go-live. Held just four-days before systems launch on Monday 3 June; all colleagues are encouraged to register to attend: Thursday 30 May, 1-2pm, Lecture Theatre G15, Muirhead Tower This session will include: Programme update Final preparations for go-live New Core myth busting! … Continue reading “30 May Town Hall meeting – final event before go-live!”

WCN users – save your previous applications

As part of preparation for New Core go-live, it is recommended that if colleagues have CVs or application forms stored in WCN that they would like to keep for future use, that they download these before 3 May 2019. To do this please log into WCN (the University’s current e-recruitment system) using your WCN username and … Continue reading “WCN users – save your previous applications”

May Town Hall meetings – preparing for go-live!

With the 3 June Core systems go-live date fast approaching, there will be two New Core Town Hall meetings held in May. These will provide colleagues with the information and updates that you need ahead of launch. Thursday 16 May, 3-4pm, Aston Webb Main Lecture Theatre, C-Block Aston Webb Building Thursday 30 May, 1-2pm, Lecture … Continue reading “May Town Hall meetings – preparing for go-live!”

April Town Hall: Countdown to launch!

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Thursday 4 April, 12pm – 1pm, Vaughan Jeffreys Lecture Theatre, Education Building. This session will include information on how to access the new system once it is live and advice on what you will need to know on day one. The meeting will … Continue reading “April Town Hall: Countdown to launch!”

March Town Hall: Preparations for Cutover

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Wednesday 6 March, 2pm – 3pm, Large Lecture Theatre, Poynting Building. This session will feature presentations from representatives in HR, Finance and Worklink, and will provide information and advice on preparing for ‘Cutover’ from the current to the new systems ahead of … Continue reading “March Town Hall: Preparations for Cutover”

February Town Hall: New Core Programme update

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Tuesday 12 February, 3-4pm, in the Main Lecture Theatre, Aston Webb Building (C-block). This session will provide: an update on recent New Core activity from across the Programme Key dates and next steps for June go-live Opportunity to raise your questions or … Continue reading “February Town Hall: New Core Programme update”

New Core go-live announcement

As you will be aware, the past few months have seen colleagues across the University involved in extensive testing and final preparations for the launch of New Core, the replacement for our existing finance, HR and payroll systems. The significant commitment and engagement of everyone involved has been greatly appreciated by the University Executive Board, … Continue reading “New Core go-live announcement”

December New Core Town Hall – Worktribe and Research Grant Management

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on Thursday 13 December, 12:00pm-1:00pm, in  the Arthur Thompson Hall, Medical School. The focus for this session will be of particular interest to academic and academic related colleagues, as it will comprise a demo of Worktribe – the new research grant management functionality being provided by … Continue reading “December New Core Town Hall – Worktribe and Research Grant Management”

New Core November Town Hall – Training

Colleagues are invited to attend the next New Core ‘Town Hall’ meeting on  Wednesday 21 November, 1-2pm, in Lecture Theatre 1, Gisbert Kapp Building This session will be led by the New Core Training team and will provide an overview on all aspects of Programme training including: an update from recent Pilot Sessions and Super User … Continue reading “New Core November Town Hall – Training”

Meet the team – Mike Dean

The latest New Core Meet the Team interview comes from Mike Dean, the New Core Finance Workstream Lead. What is your role on New Core? I head up the Finance Workstream for the New Core Programme, and am responsible for leading on all elements of the system implementation as it relates to Finance and Research … Continue reading “Meet the team – Mike Dean”